The PC demo for Eidos' action/strategy World War II title Battlestations: Pacific was released today. Grab the 1.27GB demo on FileShack.

The game's due out May 12 on PC and Xbox 360. Curious 360 owners can already download the demo on Xbox Live.

A downloadable demo of Eidos Studios Hungary's upcoming Battlestations: Pacific will hit Xbox 360 and PC next week on April 30, publisher Eidos revealed today.

Available from the Xbox Live Marketplace and Games for Windows Live Marketplace, the demo of the WWII sea and air combat game packs one single-player mission from the US campaign, along with an offline-only sampling of two multiplayer modes.

The full version of Battlestations: Pacific arrives at North American retailers on May 12, with a European and Australian release following just a few days later on May 15.

Eidos sends along another Battlestations: Pacific trailer, highlighting one of the game's five multiplayer campaigns.

The minute-long" Island Capture" trailer shows how you switch between naval and aerial combat and real-time strategy map battles.

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BattleStations: Pacific will be released for PC and Xbox 360 this spring.

Eidos Studios Hungary has fired a salvo of new media, offering up a trailer and screenshots from its sea-and-air WWII combat game Battlestations: Pacific.

Allowing players to fight in World War II from the perspective of Japan or the United States, Pacific is slated to arrive on PC and Xbox 360 in the vague spring timeframe.

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A new trailer for Eidos Studios Hungary's Battlestations: Pacific has arrived, examining the game's development through some new footage and personal appearances by certain team members. The PC and Xbox 360 sea-and-air combat title hits next year.

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Eidos has released two trailers for its sequel to Battlestations: Midway, offering the perspectives of both the US and Japanese factions to reflect the action-strategy title's dual campaigns.

Battlestations: Pacific is set to be released February 2 on PC and Xbox 360.

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We try not to inject much opinion into our news, but honestly, this trailer for Eidos Hungary's sea and air-combat effort Battlestations: Pacific Preview is really well-made. Registered users can use the HD Stream.

Battlestations: Pacific is due out on PC and Xbox 360 later this year. For more on the title and its mix of wartime action and strategy, scope out our preview.

Unlike most World War II titles, Eidos Studios Hungary's upcoming action-tactics hybrid Battlestations: Pacific focuses on sea and air combat over traditional ground-based assault, and breaks one of the long-standing taboos in WW2 games by including an Axis campaign.

"The main goal of Pacific is to create a bigger and better game than Midway, which was just the game from the US side of the Midway campaign," lead designer Botond Szalacsi told me. "I want it to be the whole Pacific experience for the players."

Unlike its Xbox 360 and PC predecessor Battlestations: Midway, Pacific features both US and Japanese campaigns, allowing players to see the war from both perspectives and, if victorious as the Japanese, change the course of ... Read more

The 2007 action strategy game Battlestations: Midway will receive a sequel, publisher Eidos announced today. Like its predecessor, Battlestations: Pacific is in development for Xbox 360 and PC.

Battlestations: Pacific contains 21 new units, and a singleplayer campaign with 28 missions covering US and Japanese operations. You'll also be able to use paradrops for offensive or defensive purposes.

"Battlestations: Pacific is even bigger, more authentic and innovative than ever before, taking the Battlestations franchise to the next level and allowing players to relive some of the most memorable battles in modern history" exclaimed Eidos brand manager Trevor Burrows.

He added, "We have been paying great attention to our loyal online community and fan base to ensure that Battlestations: Pacific delivers the most exciting, authentic and fun Battlestations experience yet!"

No release date was announced for Battlestations: Pacific.